Omagh Town 1-7 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Omagh Town crashed out of the Inter-Toto Cup in spectacular style following this comprehensive defeat at the hands of Shakhtyor Soligorsk in a game played at The Brandywell.
Trailing by just one goal from the first leg Roy McCreadie's side harboured high hopes of progressing to the next stage only to be rocked by a second minute opener from Andrei Liavonchyk courtesy of some excellent approach play by Tsimafei Kalachou.
The Belarussian side extended their lead on four minutes when Raman Trapachkin side stepped Gavin Cullen to present Siarhei Nikifarenka with an open goal.
Number three arrived on 25 minutes when Kalachou knocked home a Vadzim Skrypchanka ball while he supplied the telling ball for Anatoli Tsikhanchyk to add a fourth on 28 minutes.
Omagh began to find their feet towards the end of the first half.
Eamonn Kavanagh struck the woodwork on 37 minutes while, four minutes later, Ivan Sproule burst through the visiting defence to grab a consolation goal.
However Shakhtyor added a fifth on 52 minutes through Alexander Novik although Trapachkin, who supplied the cross, did look suspiciously offside while Siarohin headed a sixth not long after.
They completed the rout 21 minutes from time with Novik's second of the game, again from a Trapachkin cross.
Omagh Town: Cullen, S. Johnston, Fanthorpe, McLaughlin, Kelly, Kavanagh, Bovaird, McCann, Doherty, Crawford, Sproule (41) subs Kerr (not used), McCullagh (replaced S. Johnston 46), Friel (replaced Doherty 67), Wilson (replaced McCann 60), N. Johnston (not used)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk: Marteshkin, Belavusau, Siarohin (57), Budayeu, Liavonchyk (2), Yurevich; Trapachkin, Nikifarenka, Skrypchanka, Tsikhanchyk (28), Kalachou (2 - 4 & 25) subs Herasimovich (not used), Boika (replaced Kalachou 60), Novik (2 - 52 & 68) (replaced Skrypchanka 46), Lassovski (not used), Padrez (replaced Nikifarenka 60), Paryvayeu (not used), Branavitski (not used)
Referee: Bragi Bergmann (Iceland)
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